Television
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Study finds Asian-American characters "tokens" on TV
Sep 12, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - TV's Asian-American characters are so frequently slighted that even programs set in the biggest, most diverse cities leave them out of the picture, a ...
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First 'Apprentice' Bill Rancic talks Trump, TV, tenacity in SchaumburgSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Bill Rancic, the first winner of Donald Trump's “The Apprentice,” shared his insights on success and failure as an entrepreneur, how reality TV changed his life, and his...
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Verizon volunteers aid in hurricane relief telethonSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Verizon Wireless volunteers Tuesday staffed a center in Rolling Meadows taking calls during the "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief" celebrity telethon broadca...
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Chappelle, Lawrence, Hughley celebrate 'Def Comedy Jam 25'
Sep 11, 2017 7:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - There was no YouTube when "Def Comedy Jam" premiered on HBO in 1992. The only way for standup comedians to find an audience beyond the club ...
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Billy Eichner: From 'Street' life to 'American Horror Story'
Sep 11, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Many viewers first met Billy Eichner in his guise as a manic quizmaster hammering pedestrians with cockamamie pop-culture queries like "When Matt Damon day...
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Feder: NBC 5 New Year's show won't be back - but something willSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - "Chi-Town Rising," Chicago's answer to New York's Times Square celebration on New Year's Eve, won't be back this year. But that isn't going to stop NBC-owned WMAQ-Channe...
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Miss North Dakota Cara Mund is now Miss AmericaSep 11, 2017 12:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Miss North Dakota, a 23-year-old who said President Donald Trump was wrong to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, was named Mis...
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TV sports producer Don Ohlmeyer dies at 72Sep 11, 2017 12:00 am - INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Don Ohlmeyer, the "Monday Night Football" producer who came up with the phrase "Must See TV" in leading NBC to the No. 1 prime-time spot, died Sun...
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Right now is a particularly bad time to be afraid of clownsSep 10, 2017 7:00 am - If the mere sight of a clown sends a chill up your spine, pop culture is going to make life a little harder for you over the next few weeks. We've compiled a list of the...
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CBS announces all-celebrity edition of 'Big Brother'
Sep 08, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - CBS has announced a first-ever celebrity edition of its longtime reality staple "Big Brother." The network hasn't named any of the stars taking part i...